Clifton Receives $13394 City Sales Tax Rebate
Clifton has been issued a $13 394 70 rebate as part of September city sales tax rebates. State Comptroller Bob Bullock said checks totaling $56.6 million were mailed last week to 855 cities and towns with other Basque County communities also receiving payments. City rebates total $230 million so far this year, up about 18 percent from 1975.
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Office of State Comptroller
Bob Bullock
Austin
Basque County
Bullock
Comptroller
Jim Smith
Smith
City Hall
Donald Groff
Chiffton
Clifton Record
Cubs to meet oversized Rockets in Clifton Friday
Clifton High coach Don Hennig describes Robinson Rockets as large and powerful as they visit Clifton Cub Stadium for a 8 p.m. Friday showdown. The Cubs, coming off a 3-0 start with wins over Itasca, Glen Rose and Joshua, seek a tough test against the Rockets and plan a painting dedication for Alvin Spitzer during ceremony.
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Clifton High
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Itasca Wampus Cats
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Mart
China Spring
Rockets
Clifton Cub Stadium
Hennig
Clifton
Robinson
Mark Kay
Donny Warren
Howard Ervin
Kelly Daugherty
University of Texas
Hennie
Alvin Spitzer
Stoker Field
Itasca
Rotary selects Clarence Fields Jr as vice president
Clarence Fields Jr was elected vice president of the Bosque County Clifton Rotary Club Thursday. He succeeds Shelby Richardson, who became president after Richard Smith resigned to take a new position in Lubbock.
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Clarence Fields Jr
Bosque County
Clifton
Shelby Richardson
Richard Smith
Lubbock
Cubs overwhelm Itasca in 39 6 road victory
Clifton Cubs win third straight, 39 to 6 against Itasca Wampus Cats at Stoker Field. Krei d Burden and Pierce pace a 345 yard rushing attack and 79 yard passing line as Clifton’s defense stifles Itasca, forcing turnovers and two safeties, with Pollard and Watley adding multiple extra points.
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Itasca Wampus Cats
Hennig
Cub
David Burden
Mark Kreid
Wiley Pierce
Robert L. Baldridge
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Wampus Cats
Stoker
Clifton
Gary Raines
Carl Smith
Terry Boyles
Danny Schulze
David Anz
Jim Hedrick
Craig Culp
Culp
Kreid
Burden
Wampus
Ronnie Watley
Pierce
Watley
Pollard
Walley
Wampus Cat
Ricky Johnson
Terry Kelly
Horak
Sorak
Don Olson
Jay Culp
David Flanagan
Krew
Boyle
Hedrick
Schulze
Johnston
Richardson
Anz
Jones
R. Anz
Bure
Pollara
Hulme
Clifton Itasca
Smoking costs decline among adults in Bosque County
A special report notes national trends show fewer adults smoke while teenage girls aged 13 to 17 show rising smoking rates. In Bosque County about 1,427,000 packs were sold last year, at roughly 9 per smoker, with total spending near 761000 dollars.
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Bosque County
United States
Public Health Health Service
American Cancer Society
Park Row
Fund to aid boy hurt in dynamite blast
A fund at Clifton Bank seeks donations to The Lacy Fund for 14-year-old James Lacy Jordan injured in a dynamite accident at Indian Springs Boys' Ranch. He lost his left forearm and vision in one eye, with the other eye endangered. He was treated at Goodall-Witcher Hospital and later at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
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Clifton Bank
Turnersville
Lacy
James Lacy Jordan
Indian Springs Boys’ Ranch
Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Presbyterian Hospital
Dallas
Boy Hospitalized After West 17th Street Collision
An eight year old boy was taken to Goodall Witcher Hospital Foundation for evaluation after a two car crash at West 17th Street and South Ave K. The 1976 two door slammed into a 1975 two door. injuries not confirmed.
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Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation
Brian Gillaspie
South Ave. K
John Tom Gillaspie
William Richard Wright
Vernon
West 17Th St
Alvin James
James
Living standards rise in Bosque County households
Home appliances and cars proliferate as incomes grow, with 55 percent of Bosque County homes owning freezers and 93 percent owning at least one car. Air conditioners reach 54 percent, color TV ownership surpasses 94 percent, and the regional living standard index sits at 296 versus a US 240. Higher earnings drive greater ownership across income brackets.
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Bosque County
Department of Commerce
Lucas to photograph Clifton children for record feature
Irving resident Winston B. Lucas will return to Clifton next month to photograph county youngsters. The sessions run October 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Clifton Civic Center Council chambers with no charge to parents.
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Lucas
Winston B. Lucas
Irving
Clifton
Clifton Civic Center
Bosque County Heart Association Sponsors Cyclethon
The Bosque County American Heart Association plans its first Cyclethon at Meridian High School Track Field on October 2 with 9 am registration. Participants collect sponsorships per lap or mile, turn in funds by October 8, and prizes include a bicycle for first place.
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Meridian High School
Allaves
Joy Schmidt
Bosque
County Cyclethon
Martin’s
Laguna Park
Bosque County
American Heart Association
Meridian Football Stadium
Stevens Motor and Implement
Clifton
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